Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

Job no: 561169
Work type: Staff
Location: San Diego
Categories: Unit 6 - Teamsters Local 2010, Probationary, Full Time, Trades, On-site (work in-person at business location)

San Diego State University is seeking a skilled and dependable Facilities Maintenance Mechanic to perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and operational support across campus facilities. This role helps maintain safe, reliable, and functional buildings and infrastructure while responding to changing campus maintenance needs.

• Preventive Maintenance & Building Systems Support
  • Perform skilled preventive maintenance, inspections, testing, adjustments, lubrication, and component replacement on building systems and equipment.
  • Complete scheduled maintenance and document repairs, deficiencies, labor, materials, and equipment data in the maintenance management system.
  • Identify maintenance needs and perform corrective actions to support preventive maintenance goals.
• Facilities Maintenance, Repair & Operational Support
  • Perform journey-level maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs involving mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, architectural, and other facility systems.
  • Analyze maintenance problems, complete appropriate repairs, and refer highly specialized work to the appropriate shop or journey-level specialist.
  • Document completed work, materials, conditions, and follow-up needs.
• Operational & Campus Support
  • Respond to scheduled work, urgent maintenance needs, inspections, events, and changing campus priorities.
  • Evaluate assigned work, perform repairs or mitigation, and upscale specialized issues as needed.
  • Support campus safety, building operations, continuity, and university events.

• Maintain essential building systems and infrastructure across campus.
• Apply skilled maintenance and troubleshooting expertise to diverse facility needs.
• Support safe, reliable, and efficient university operations.
• Join a collaborative Facilities Services team serving the SDSU community

• Full-time, benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position.
• Position is designated non-exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday - Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

The Division of Business and Financial Affairs is responsible for ensuring a safe, productive campus environment while providing the highest quality service in support of academic excellence through thoughtful stewardship of financial, technological, infrastructure and human resources at San Diego State University. SDSU Facilities Services is a customer-service based organization providing facility maintenance activities through a transparent and deliberate process. It is responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair, renovation, remodel, and alteration activities in support of the academic and research mission of the university.

Facilities Services employs approximately 250 employees and supports approximately eight million square feet of buildings {including residence halls and parking structures) and 280 acres of improved and unimproved land.

These abilities normally would be acquired through four years of increasingly responsible experience leading to journey-level skills in a mechanical or facilities/building trade, or any equivalent combination of training and experience as a facilities and systems mechanic which demonstrates the achievement of journey-level skills equivalent to that acquired through completion of an applicable apprenticeship program.

• Ability to apply working knowledge of multiple building and facilities trades, including mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, architectural systems, building systems, and general facilities maintenance.
• Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, testing equipment, ladders, carts, vehicles, and other equipment required for journey-level facilities maintenance work.
• Experience working across multiple facilities trades or coordinating…